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Finnish Websites Helps Find Politicians that Look like You

Finland`s citizens looking to find trustworthy politicians to vote for in the upcoming March elections to be held in the country can use the website Naama.fi, to go through pictures of candidates that look like them. The company Intopii that developed the website, says the inspiration for the website came from research that found that people are more likely to trust people who look like them, although the website was published for entertainment purposes, mainly to showcase the company`s photo ID technology.

Before the country`s presidential elections the American Late Night television show host Conan O`Brien expressed his public support for President Tarja Halonen, due to their physical similarity. Potential voters or just Internet surfers looking to find politicians that look like them can upload their picture to the website, and to compare them to approximately 800 candidates running for election in the upcoming March elections. Among other candidates are former Miss Universe Anne Pohtamo, and former Miss Europe Riitta Vaisanen.

Intopii is a forerunner of intelligent technologies. With the aid of artificial intelligence they help make industrial processes more efficient and one`s every day life easier, safer and free of unpleasant tasks. The company takes pride in solving problems that nobody has yet properly solved. Usually such problems are either very difficult or impossible to solve with traditional methods. With their expertise, creativity and enthusiasm they provide both totally new applications of artificial intelligence and solutions that clearly surpass the current state-of-the-art.